You can set alerts for an asset to monitor weather-related risks. Each alert belongs to one asset, and you define the alert parameter and the thresholds that trigger the alert.
When an alert triggers, Xweather Protect notifies the selected user lists by email or text message (SMS). Wind and precipitation forecast alerts are sent only by email. The notification includes actionable information about the event. For more information about user lists, see Managing users.
You can enable and disable notifications in your user preferences. For more information, see Setting user preferences.
All users can filter and view alerts. Admin users can also add, edit, and delete alerts.
Using favorites
You can add assets to your favorites to filter the list of assets and the map. Favorites also limit your audible alerts to your favorite assets. In the list of assets, you can select a tab to filter the list and the map:
All: all assets
Favorites: your favorite assets
Alerting: assets with active alerts
No alerts set: assets without alerts
When the Favorites tab is selected, you hear alerts only from favorite assets. When any other tab is selected, you hear all alerts but only see alerts from assets related to the tab.
Adding assets to favorites
Select Map.
Select the alert list in the upper-left corner of the map.
Select the All tab.
Next to the asset, select Add to favorites (
).
The asset appears on the Favorites tab.
Removing assets from favorites
Select Map.
Select the alert list in the upper-left corner of the map.
Select the Favorites tab.
Next to the asset, select Remove from favorites (
).
The asset disappears from the Favorites tab.
Editing alert settings
Only Admin users can edit alerts.
Select Map.
Open the asset:
In the list of assets on the left, select the asset.
On the map, select the asset.
The asset pane opens at the bottom of the map and shows the Alerts tab.
Next to the alert type, for example, Hail, select the Info icon (
).
The alert settings open under the alert type.To edit the settings, select Edit alert.
The Edit alerts view opens.Edit the alert as needed.
Select Save.
To discard your changes, select Cancel.
Creating lightning alerts
Lightning alerts have up to 4 alert zones around the asset. Real-time lightning alerts show the severity of lightning activity in each zone, based on observations from the Xweather Lightning Network. Lightning forecast alerts show the potential for lightning in the alarm zone up to 60 min in advance, as an estimated time of storm arrival (Storm ETA). A forecast alert clears when the network observes lightning in the alarm zone, or when the forecast moves away from the alarm zone.
Only Admin users can create alerts.
Open the New alert view:
In the top bar, select Add > Alert.
Select Map, select the asset on the map or in the list of assets, and then in the asset pane, select Add alert.
The New alert view opens and shows the Asset section.
If no asset is selected, select it in the list. To find the asset, type its name in the Search field.
Select Next.
The Alert parameter section opens.Select Lightning.
Select Next.
The Real-time lightning section opens.For each ring, set the alert conditions. Each ring triggers alerts of a different severity: alarm, warning, or info.
Set the radius and Clear time. You can set the info radius up to 100 km (62.1 mi).
To include cloud-to-cloud lightning alerts, select Include Cloud-to-Cloud lightning.
Cloud-to-ground lightning is always included.
To turn off the warning or info ring, disable Warning ring or Info ring.
To add a second info ring, select Add ring.
Select Next.
The Forecast lightning section opens.In the Max alert lead time field, set how many minutes before the storm reaches the alarm ring you want to receive the alert.
The map shows an example of a storm approaching the asset.To turn off forecast alerts, disable Forecast alert advance time.
Select Next.
The Notification lists section opens, with the default user list selected for each ring and for the forecast alert.Under Real-time alert notifications, from the list next to each ring, select one or more user lists. To turn off notifications for a ring, select No user list notified.
Under Forecast alert notifications, select one or more user lists from the list. To turn off forecast notifications, select No user list notified.
All users see active alerts in the browser application. Users on the selected user lists also receive alerts by email and text message (SMS), depending on their notification settings in User preferences > Notifications, including snooze.
Select Save.
The map opens, and the alert appears on the Alerts tab.
Creating hail forecast alerts
Hail forecast alerts trigger when the forecast shows severe hail within the buffer radius around the asset. Severe hail means hailstones larger than 2.54 cm (1 in) in diameter. Hail forecast alerts are available for assets in the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, and Europe, except Greece and North Macedonia.
Only Admin users can create alerts.
Open the New alert view:
In the top bar, select Add > Alert.
Select Map, select the asset on the map or in the list of assets, and then in the asset pane, select Add alert.
The New alert view opens and shows the Asset section.
If no asset is selected, select the asset in the list. To find the asset, type its name in the Search field.
Select Next.
The Alert parameter section opens.Select Hail.
Select Next.
The Forecast hail section opens.Under Forecast alert conditions, set the Buffer radius to 3.0–90.0 km (1.9–55.9 mi).
Set the Clear time to 20–60 min.
Clear time is how long the alert stays active after the last active hail alert.
Under Probability of severe hail, select the minimum probability: All hail alerts (≥ 0%), Moderate risk (≥ 10%), or High risk (≥ 20%).
Under Forecast alert advance time, in the Max alert lead time field, set how many minutes before the storm arrives you want to receive the alert: 10–60 min.
The map shows an example of a storm approaching the asset.Select Next.
The Notification lists section opens.Under Forecast alert notifications, from the list, select one or more user lists. To turn off notifications, select No user list notified.
All users see active alerts in the browser application. Users on the selected user lists also receive alerts by email and text message (SMS), depending on their notification settings in User preferences > Notifications, including snooze.
Select Save.
The map opens, and the alert appears on the Alerts tab.
Creating wind forecast alerts
Wind forecast alerts trigger when the forecast for up to the next 72 h includes wind speed or wind gust values above the thresholds that you set. The forecast applies to the center point or centroid of the asset. Xweather Protect sends wind forecast alert notifications only by email.
Only Admin users can create alerts.
Open the New alert view:
In the top bar, select Add > Alert.
Select Map, select the asset on the map or in the list of assets, and then in the asset pane, select Add alert.
The New alert view opens and shows the Asset section.
If no asset is selected, select the asset in the list. To find the asset, type its name in the Search field.
Select Next.
The Alert parameter section opens.Select Wind.
Select Next.
The Forecast wind section opens.In the Forecast time horizon field, set how many hours ahead the forecast covers.
From the Wind height (above ground) list, select the height: 10, 100, or 200.
Set the thresholds:
In the Wind speed above field, set the wind speed threshold.
In the Wind gust above field, set the wind gust threshold.
To use only one threshold, disable the other.
If you use both thresholds, select the operator:
AND: The alert triggers when both thresholds are exceeded.
OR: The alert triggers when either threshold is exceeded.
The threshold unit comes from the wind speed setting in the preferences of the Admin user who creates the alert, when the alert is created: m/s, km/h, mph, or knots.
Select Next.
The Notification lists section opens.Under Forecast alert notifications, from the list, select the user list to notify.
Users on the selected user list receive wind forecast alerts only by email, not by text message (SMS).
From the Frequency list, select how often Xweather Protect sends notifications.
From the Start time list, select when the notification schedule starts.
Optional: To notify another user list with a different schedule, select Add user list, and then repeat steps 11–13.
Select Save.
The map opens, and the alert appears on the Alerts tab.
Xweather Protect sends a notification at the next scheduled time if the forecast meets the alert conditions within the forecast time horizon.
Creating precipitation forecast alerts
Precipitation forecast alerts trigger when the forecast for up to the next 72 h includes rain accumulation above the thresholds that you set. You can set thresholds for 1 h, 6 h, 24 h, and 72 h accumulation. The forecast applies to the center point or centroid of the asset. Xweather Protect sends precipitation forecast alert notifications only by email.
Only Admin users can create alerts.
Open the New alert view:
In the top bar, select Add > Alert.
Select Map, select the asset on the map or in the list of assets, and then in the asset pane, select Add alert.
The New alert view opens and shows the Asset section.
If no asset is selected, select the asset in the list. To find the asset, type its name in the Search field.
Select Next. The Alert parameter section opens.
Select Precipitation.
Select Next.
Set the precipitation accumulation thresholds. To use only some of the thresholds, disable the others. The threshold unit comes from the rain setting in the preferences of the Admin user who creates the alert: millimeters (mm) or inches (in).
Accumulation period | Threshold range |
1 h | 1–100 mm (0.04–3.94 in) |
6 h | 1–300 mm (0.04–11.81 in) |
24 h | 1–600 mm (0.04–23.62 in) |
72 h | 1–1000 mm (0.04–39.37 in) |
7. Select Next. The Notification lists section opens.
8. Under Forecast alert notifications, from the list, select the user list to notify. Users on the selected user list receive precipitation forecast alerts only by email, not by text message (SMS).
9. From the Frequency list, select how often Xweather Protect sends notifications: every 4, 6, or 12 hours, or once a day.
10. From the Start time list, select when the notification schedule starts. You can select any full hour, in the time zone set in your user preferences.
11. Optional: To notify another user list with a different schedule, select Add user list, and then repeat steps 8–10.
12.Select Save. The map opens, and the alert appears on the Alerts tab.
Xweather Protect sends a notification at the next scheduled time if the forecast exceeds a threshold within the forecast time horizon. Each recipient sees the values in their own rain unit (mm or in).
Creating governmental weather service alerts
Governmental weather service alerts give you automated hazard information issued by national weather agencies, for example, tornado, flash flood, storm surge, and winter storm warnings. These alerts are available for assets in the following countries and regions:
Australia: Bureau of Meteorology (BoM)
Canada: Environment Canada
Europe: Meteoalarm
Mexico: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional
United Kingdom: Met Office
United States: National Weather Service (NWS), part of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
For assets in other countries, the alert option is visible in the map layer, but alerting is not available.
Only Admin users can create alerts.
Open the New alert view:
In the top bar, select Add > Alert.
Select Map, select the asset on the map or in the list of assets, and then in the asset pane, select Add alert.
The New alert view opens and shows the Asset section.
If no asset is selected, select the asset in the list. To find the asset, type its name in the Search field.
Select Next.
The Alert parameter section opens.Select Govt. Weather Service.
Select Next.
The Government weather service alerts section opens.Under Severity, select All severities or Extreme / Severe only.
The table on the right shows which weather events trigger alerts at each severity level. To view the events for a region, select US / Canada or Global (incl. Europe).Select Next.
The Notification lists section opens.From the User lists to notify list, select one or more user lists.
All users see active alerts in the browser application. Users on the selected user lists also receive alerts by email and text message (SMS), depending on their notification settings in User preferences > Notifications, including snooze. Users receive SMS notifications only for extreme and severe alerts.
Select Save.
The map opens, and the alert appears on the Alerts tab.
Deleting alerts
To delete an alert permanently:
Only Admin users can delete alerts.
Select Map.
Open the asset:
In the list of assets on the left, select the asset.
On the map, select the asset.
The asset pane opens at the bottom of the map and shows the Alerts tab.
Next to the alert type, select the Info icon (
).
The alert settings open under the alert type.Select Delete alert.
A confirmation window opens.Select Delete.